Poll: Vote for the Miami Herald High School Athlete of the Week (32)
This week, we continue a feature where we ask you to vote for the best high school varsity performer of the week (in Broward and Miami-Dade counties).
This week includes nominees from high school baseball, softball, track & field and boys’ volleyball.
Take our poll below to cast your vote. The poll will be open until Thursday, May 21 til around 10 p.m. You may vote as often as you like until then.
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Nick Castillo, Archbishop McCarthy boys’ volleyball: the junior had 28 kills, 5 blocks, 1 assist, 1 ace, 18 digs, and 18 serve received as the Mavericks defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 25-22, 25-23, 24-26, 25-19 to win the Region 3-2A title. He had 15 kills, 4 blocks, 12 digs, 2 assists and 7 serve received in a 3-set region semifinal win over Riviera Beach Suncoast.
Giordan del Riesgo, Belen Jesuit boys’ volleyball: the junior had 25 assists, 5 digs and 3 aces as the Wolverines won the Region 4-2A title by beating Varela 23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-19. He had 24 assists, 2 kills, 2 aces, and 7 digs in a 5-set region semifinal win over Pembroke Pines Charter.
Raymond Hawkins, Flanagan track & field: the junior won a state title in the long jump (7.33 meters) and was part of the state champion 400-meter relay (40.75 seconds) to help lead the Class 4A Falcons to their first team state title in track & field. He was also third in the 100 meters (10.48 seconds) and seventh in the 200 meters.
Olivia Higgins, Coral Springs track & field: the junior was Broward’s lone individual girls’ state champion in Class 4A, winning the 800-meter race (2:09.09).
Gianluca Padilla, Columbus track & field: the senior won the discus (48.91 meters) and shot put (15.79 meters) state titles in Class 4A for the third place Explorers.
Esaul Pena, Miami Springs baseball: the junior went 3-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI as the Golden Hawks beat Gulliver Prep 7-2 in the deciding third game for the Region 4-3A title. In the Game 1 win, a 12-7 decision, he walked 4 times and scored twice.
Cash Remington, Cardinal Gibbons boys’ volleyball: the senior had 19 kills, 2 blocks, 5 digs, 1 assist, and 10 serve received as the Chiefs won the Region 2-3A title by eliminating West Palm Beach King’s Academy 25-16, 25-19, 25-19. He had 15 kills, 10 aces, 1 block, 3 digs, and 9 serve received in a 3-set region semifinal win over Pine Crest.
Analys Uriarte, Schoolhouse Prep softball: the senior pitcher allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 7 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 1 in a 10-2 win over Miami Christian for the Region 4-1A title (its first) and struck out the side in 1 shutout inning of relief for the save in a 2-0 region semifinal win over Vero Beach Master’s Academy.
Courtney Wahlbrink, Coral Springs Charter softball: the junior pitcher won two big road games, leading CSC over Somerset Academy Silver Palms Miami and Cardinal Gibbons to win the Region 4-3A title. She allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 11 in a 3-2 win over Somerset, a team that defeated them the past 3 seasons in the region final and then allowed one run (none earned) on 1 hit and 2 walks while striking out 4 in a 3-1 win over Cardinal Gibbons, a team that beat CSC twice this season.
